OSU String Teacher Workshop
The ASTA Workshop designed specifically for the unique needs of the school string teacher and orchestra director.
Our 24th season!
Over 80 sessions! 35 New Topics! 18 Faculty!
July 12-18, 2009
- Hands-On Learning!
- Daily Development of Playing Skills - including 2 Levels of Secondary Teaching Classes and 2 Levels of Secondary Playing Classes
- Daily labs to refine:
- Heterogenous Teaching Skills
- Music Rehearsal Skills
- Chamber Music Coaching Skills
- Electric Instruments
- Conducting Skills
- Technology
- Multiple Sessions for the Non-String Player
- Read over 100 Pieces for School Orchestra
Spend a Week with the Biggest Names in the Profession:
- Bob Gillespie, Conference Director
- David Becker
- William Hofeldt
- Louis Bergonzi
- Pam Tellejohn Hayes
- Kirk Moss
- Thom Sharp
A Dozen Reasons to Attend Our 24th Season - Special 2009 Sessions You Won't Want to Miss!
- The Heterogeneous Teaching Lab – How to Get it All Done at the Same Time, with 4 Different Instruments!
- Rote-to-note - The Best Elementary, Middle, & High School Music to Develop Your Students Playing Skills
- Conducting and Preparing for the First Rehearsal with the Best! - David Becker
- The Best Defense is a Good Offense – String Advocacy, Philosophy, Political Saviness, and Lobbying
- The Hits of William Hofeldt Conducted by William Hofeldt!
- Daily secondary Teaching classes at multiple levels and secondary Playing classes
- How to Deal With Challenging Administrators and Colleagues
- Electric Lab - Creating Your Electric Orchestra!
- Putting the Razz Ma Tazz in Your Orchestra Programming! - Thom Sharp
- The School String Teacher & the Local Private Teacher – Working as a Team
- The High-End High School Program – How You Get There, Activities, & How You Keep It
- Involving Parents – How to Have More Help Than You Need and More Money Than You Can Spend
Registration Fee and Information
Three graduate quarter credits are included in the $685 registration fee.
Three graduate quarter credits are equal to two semester credit hours.
Conference fee without credits is $585. You can download the application as well as other documents (using Adobe Acrobat) below.
Participants registering for credit must complete the online credit application.
Please complete no later than July 1, 2009!
Note: Do NOT send your application in via e-mail. Please print it out and mail it in with your initial payment. For more information, please contact:
The OSU String Teacher Workshop
The Ohio State University
School of Music
1866 College Road
Columbus, OH 43210-1170
Phone: (614) 292-2336
E-mail:
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